Summary
Parker-Hannifin has added a product, which will have many useful applications, yet it will never replace the HP Cylinder industry.
Analysis
Nitrogen, though used in large volumes throughout industry, is only one of hundreds of industrial gases used in field instruments, labs and processes.
The article is misleading about gasses in a laboratory setting. Since most keep there gases outside the building and pipe it inside (for safety concerns).
Nitrogen, is non stratifying, therefore can endure colder weather. Other gases do stratify and need bottle warmers, if placed outside.
Parker-Hannifin has potentially added a viable product to there line, what remains to be seen is cost of production, cost of equipment, purity of the nitrogen and volume of gas produced.
Portability, high purity demands, equipment costs and N2 production cost analysis, may make this unviable.
Its biggest selling feature is the convenience of not moving bottles, which may make it appropriate for some applications.
This author consults with leading institutions through GLG
Analyses are solely the work of the authors and have not been edited or endorsed by GLG.
